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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the year in Chapter 1?

2. What is the name of the English teacher who retired?

3. How many students graduated last year from Welton Academy?

4. Where has John Keating, the new English teacher, taught before coming to teach at Welton Academy?

5. How old is Todd Anderson?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Keating take the junior boys to the Honor Room on the first day of classes?

2. How did Chris meet Chet Danburry?

3. Why has Todd transferred to Welton?

4. Why does a teacher tell the boys to slow down at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. How does the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society begin?

6. How do the boys prepare to go find the cave where the Dead Poets Society was held?

7. In Chapter 7, what does Keating when he pops his head back into the classroom?

8. Why does Keating stand on his desk in Chapter 7?

9. How do various parents say good-bye to their sons?

10. How does the convocation proceed in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Todd is depressed after receiving his birthday present from his parents. Why is Todd depressed after receiving the birthday present?

Essay Topic 2

Nolan has had issues with Keating's teaching style. Does Nolan's conflict with Keating's teaching methods lead to Nolan blaming Keating for Neil's death?

Essay Topic 3

Four boys march around the courtyard during one of Keating's classes. Why does Keating have the boys march around the courtyard?

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